Not far ahead, just wait a little longer, almost there, I can do this, she likes me.
Hanyu's life had acquired yet another delusion.
Apparently, "not far ahead" meant something different to cultivators than it did to ordinary people. By the time Hanyu realized this, night had already spread across the sky.
"They can fly, so of course they think it's close."
Hanyu sighed miserably. A distant light was already visible up ahead; they must be nearing the prefectural city.
"When will there be an end to me supporting you two on these two legs of mine?"
Hanyu grumbled inwardly.
"Then by all means, find a place to retire. Spend your days helping people with the bottle: breast enhancement, beauty treatments, virility, and lactation. When luck's against you, it'll give them something that kills them; when luck's with you, it'll give them something that kills them too. Let's see how long you last." The little Artifact Spirit clicked its tongue in his mind.
What a sin!
Of all the people that wretched bottle could've landed on, why did it have to hit an ambitious young man taking a nap in the middle of the day?
The little Artifact Spirit snickered. It simply couldn't connect the words "ambitious young man" with Hanyu.
"Instead of complaining, hurry up and get into the city. See if there are any children of fortune or prodigies around. I can still exercise most of my authority, and things would be easier for you. At least I don't do what that bottle does, taking anyone and anything. I only play with the high-end stuff."
Hanyu was still completely baffled about the relationship between the little Artifact Spirit and the Glazed Bottle. They were clearly part of one whole, and the Artifact Spirit seemed to have been born